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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2001
Masaharu Kimura, Daito, JP;
Shunichi Hayashiyama, Nara, JP;
Tatsuya Ogawa, Nara, JP;
Shigeru Yoshida, Nara, JP;
Yasunobu Ohkawa, Nara, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A media discharging device for an ink-jet printer includes a rubber roller and star roller. A pair of paper guides are arranged on both sides, with respect to its rotary shaft of, the star roller, opposing each other and close to the star roller. Each paper guide has a slant which is inclined gradually upward in the paper discharge direction. This slant is positioned offset with respect to the path of movement of the projections on the star roller towards the paper discharge side, so as to prevent the rear edge of the recording paper from dropping into the recessed portions of the star roller.